Thousands Of Russians Are Marching For Ukraine As Vladmir Putin May Threaten Word War III

When Vladimir Putin discusses the possibility of World War 3 he appears to be speaking out of both sides of his mouth. Putin extends an olive branch by declaring Russia has no plans for “large-scale conflicts” over the Ukraine war, yet at the same time makes threatening statements about Russia’s nuclear weapons and the Russian military’s ability to invade eastern European nations. Tens of thousands of Russian apparently feel enough is enough and have been marching in protest in Moscow. Continue......

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In a related report by The Inquisitr, former presidential adviser Andrey Illarionov claimed that Vladimir Putin has been planning for a major war since at least 2003. But Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party, suggests that the U.S. and Russia need to stop squabbling over Ukraine and instead enlist Putin to focus on the larger threat of the Islamic State. There’s also some who blame the United States for instigating World War 3, although some conspiracy theorists go way out into left field by suggesting a Jewish conspiracy out of Israel is pushing for WW3. Earlier in the month, Vladimir Putin painted the Ukraine war as being like World War II, except in this case the U.S.-backed Ukraine are the Nazis and the Russian separatists are the Soviet citizens of Leningrad.
“Small villages and large cities are surrounded by the Ukrainian army, which is directly hitting residential areas with the aim of destroying the infrastructure,” Putin said. “It sadly reminds me of the events of the Second World War, when German fascist… occupiers surrounded our cities.”
According to the Los Angeles Times, Putin also warned the West that it’s “best not to mess with us” while also saying, “”Thank God, I think no one is thinking of unleashing a large-scale conflict with Russia. I want to remind you that Russia is one of the leading nuclear powers.”
According to the Pew Research Center, 52 percent of Russians believe that Ukraine has “become a puppet in the hands of the West and the U.S.A., who are pursuing an anti-Russia policy.” The 48 percent of Russian who apparently disagreed with Vladimir Putin rose up in massive protests, with an estimated 50,000 people marching through downtown Moscow during this past week. Demonstrators for the People’s Freedom Party, Yabloko, and Progress Party were heard chanting, “peace to Ukraine, freedom to Russia” and “no Putin, no war,” and “Russia without Putin.”